IEC 61850 Europe 2013 - Alexander Apostolov OMICRON and PAC World
Transcript of IEC 61850 Europe 2013 - Alexander Apostolov OMICRON and PAC World
28 May 2013
Workforce Training and Education: Driving the
skill and knowledge development of internal
resources to capitalise on the full capabilities
of an IEC 61850 compliant system Dr. Alexander Apostolov
IEC 61850 Europe Disclaimer: The person making this presentation is not responsible for what he says because he has no idea what he is talking about
• The person making this presentation is
not responsible for what he says because
he has no idea what he is talking about.
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Disclaimer
• IEC 61850 has been identified as a
cornerstone technology for the smart grid
• It is changing the way protection
automation and control systems are
engineered, commissioned, tested and
maintained
• It requires a new set of skills from the
workforce in utilities and suppliers in
order to deal with the complexity of the
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Introduction
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Questions?
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• What are we doing?
• Why are we doing it?
• How are we doing it?
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Questions
Achievement
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• Improvements in quality
• Improvements in efficiency
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Workforce Performance Requirements
• Effectiveness – the degree to which
objectives are achieved, without
consideration of the resources being
used.
• Efficiency – the extent to which a
resource is used in order to effectively
achieve an objective.
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Efficiency
• Effectiveness – the degree to which
objectives are achieved, without
consideration of the resources being
used.
• Efficiency – the extent to which a
resource is used in order to effectively
achieve an objective.
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Efficiency
Teamwork
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Roles in Electric Utilities
• Protection, automation and control
specialists
• Telecommunications specialists
• System operators
• IT specialists
• Asset management specialists
• Substation specialist
• Power plant specialist
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Roles in Electric Utilities
• Standardization specialists
• Design specialists
• Commissioning specialists
• Maintenance specialists
• Event analysis specialists
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Improving Efficiency
• Standardization
• Integration
• Automation
• Testing versus Monitoring
• Documentation
• Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
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• Engineering is an important part of asset
management
• Determine and document the application
specific functionality
• Determine and document the integration
of devices into the PACS
• Configure the system
• Test the system
• Monitor the system
PACS Engineering Tools Functions
• Project design tools
• Configuration tools
• Documentation tools
• Testing tools
• Monitoring tools
• Analysis tools
SAS Engineering Tools
Engineering Tools Requirements
• Improvements in the engineering
process is one of the key requirements
for the success of IEC 61850
• Tools that support different steps in the
engineering process are being
developed
• The dream: completely automatic
engineering process
Engineering Process Requirements
• Requires the implementation of an
engineering process based on:
– Knowledge of the problem domain
– Knowledge of the state-of-the-art
technology
– Utility standards
– Industry standards
– Object-oriented design
– State-of-the-art tools
Object-Oriented Engineering
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SCL Files
• Substation Specification Description
*.SSD
• IED Capability Description *.ICD
• Substation Configuration Description
*.SCD
• Instantiated IED Description *.IID
• Configured IED Description *.CID
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Skills
• What skills are required?
• Who needs to have the skills?
• Where does it fit within the
organization?
• Centralized versus local expertize
(hierarchical)
• Role-based skills requirements
definition
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Skills
• Centralize champions
• Standardization
• Authority of the specialized unit
• Automation
• Training and certification
• Environment supporting personal
development
• Environment supporting innovation
• Accountability and responsibility
• Rewarding
• Retention
• HR’s role
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Skills
• UML
• XML
• Ethernet communications
• Windows
• Programmable scheme logic
(including IEC 81131 and 81499)
• Cyber security
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Skills
• Software development
• Software version
control/management
• Wide area communications
• Wireless communications
• IEC 61850
• Tools
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Training the trainers
• Trainers should be experts in the
subject of the training
• Training on IEC 61850 principles,
applications and benefits
• Training on engineering tools
• Training on testing tools
• Training on troubleshooting tools
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Methods for training
• Self-training
• Webinars
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Training classes
• Pilot projects
• IEC 61850 industry working groups
• IEC 61850 standards development
Training
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Playground
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Stop Dreaming
Questions?
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